domination

noun

ˌdä-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce domination (audio)
Definition of dominationnext
1
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others auction houses battling for domination in the high-end art market

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as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control the Spanish domination of the Americas in the 16th century

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Recent Examples of domination While Inside Out 2 is unlikely to become a third, there seems to be a rising tension between box office domination and awards. — Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 But the competition in 2025 will remain as tough as ever with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen looking to continue his domination with a fifth successive championship and McLaren’s Lando Norris a leading contender to dethrone the Dutchman. — Aleks Klosok, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025 How historic, ultimately, is Lamar’s domination of this week’s chart? — Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025 These were the years in which capitalism shed its pitiless light on the absurd British soul, with its deep striations of caste and station, its postcolonial taint, most of all its perverted emotional core, full of love and loathing for its own extremes of domination and servitude. — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for domination
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  1. dominance
  2. conquest
  3. dominion
  4. supremacy
  5. sovereignty
Noun
  • As Trump’s administration aggressively restructures federal agencies, these changes will likely proceed without public input, further entrenching private sector dominance.
    — Nathan Meyers, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The focus is more on individual needs than relationship-building (e.g., asserting dominance, avoiding deep engagement).
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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  • This makes direct conquest an irrational, even suicidal strategy rather than a calculated political maneuver.
    — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
  • In Asia, too, the field was wide open, and the Japanese militarists began their conquest of East Asia.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of conquest
Noun
  • Historically, imperialist leaders have used military conquest, economic coercion or diplomatic pressure to expand their dominions, and justified their foreign incursions as civilizing missions, economic opportunities or national security imperatives.
    — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Kanye West goes on another antisemitic rant, defends Diddy, declares ‘dominion’ over wife.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Definition of dominion
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  • Soto didn’t have the same affinity for the Yankees as Judge, and now the two will battle for supremacy of the city.
    — Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
  • In a surprise move, China — long criticized for its human rights record — signed the declaration, further widening the distance between America and the rest in the tussle for AI supremacy.
    — Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Definition of supremacy
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  • And at the heart of this loss of freedom is a fundamental misunderstanding—or even a deliberate abandonment—of what sovereignty really means in America.
    — Nisha Whitehead, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
  • After all, Trump is not openly attacking British or French sovereignty.
    — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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